Katie Thurston’s eyes filled with tears as she gets emotional following her split from Blake Moynes. The 30-year-old former Bachelorette took to Instagram over the weekend to address publicly her breakup for the first time, just days after she and her former fiancé released a joint statement announcing their split.
Katie began saying, “Obviously a public relationship ending is a really s**ty thing to have to navigate, but you guys have been very kind and supportive and I just wanted to say thank you for being that way to me and to Blake, and for being understanding.” “I think a lot of people hold too much weight to things that don’t matter. I’m a big believer in your happiness. Your happiness is the most important thing, and that being said why would you not pursue that?” she continues.
Former Bachelorette further added, “I think a lot of people stay in relationships because they put so much time and effort into it and they keep waiting for new results thinking, ‘Once this happens it’ll change. Once we get engaged, once we get married, once we have kids, things’ll change, they’ll get better. Sometimes you don’t have to wait for a big thing.” Katie noted that she and Blake “still stay in touch” and “support each other,” adding that there’s “nothing but love and respect” between them.
Later, Katie became emotional and started to cry as she continued speaking about her and Blake’s split. “I think Blake and I were very fortunate enough to recognize things early and we made the best decision for us,” she said, as tears began to form. “That does come with its own challenges. We are still processing a lot of waves of emotion. I don’t know. It’s a lot. I didn’t expect to cry… Obviously, it’s a lot. Katie and Blake released a joint statement announcing their split on October 25, two months after their engagement aired on The Bachelorette.
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